Christopher magistros, vestes, and dishypatos (eleventh century)
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas offering a blessing with his right hand and holding the book in his left. Sigla: Ο|Α|ΓΙ|Ο,Ν|Η|ΚΟ|ΛΑ|Ο, : ὁ ἅγιο(ς) Νηκόλαο(ς). Circular inscription along the circumference. Border of dots.
ΑΓΙΕΝΙΚΟ̣Λ̣Α̣ΕΟΗΘΕΙ
Ἅγιε Νικόλαε βοήθει
Obverse
Bust of St. Nicholas offering a blessing with his right hand and holding the book in his left. Sigla: Ο|Α|ΓΙ|Ο,Ν|Η|ΚΟ|ΛΑ|Ο, : ὁ ἅγιο(ς) Νηκόλαο(ς). Circular inscription along the circumference. Border of dots.
ΑΓΙΕΝΙΚΟ̣Λ̣Α̣ΕΟΗΘΕΙ
Ἅγιε Νικόλαε βοήθει
Reverse
Inscription of seven lines. Border of dots.
ΧΡΙ
ΣΤΟΦΟΡ,
ΜΑΓΙΣΤΡ,
ΕΣΤΗ
ΔΙΣΥΠΑ
Τ,
Χριστοφόρ(ῳ) μαγίστρ(ῳ) βέστῃ (καὶ) δισυπάτ(ῳ)
Accession number | BZS.1951.31.5.482 |
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Diameter | 34.0 mm; field: 27.0 mm |
Credit Line | Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Thomas Whittemore. |
Translation
Ἅγιε Νικόλαε βοήθει Χριστοφόρῳ, μαγίστρῳ, βέστῃ καὶ δισυπάτῳ.
St Nicholas, help Christopher, magistros, vestes, and dishypatos.